a few things

i love a good deal on great food. i just found this list of bellevue happy hours and wanted to share. my favorite spot on the list is bis on main: best steak frites around ($19/$14). sit in the bar and have it with a glass or two of cabernet sauvignon 'reserve', moon mountain ($12). their happy hour is 9:00 p.m.-closing monday-saturday. 40% off bar menu items, $3 off all wines by the glass, $5 well drinks. we often hit this one after a good movie at lincoln square.

Old Bellevue
10213 Main Street
(425) 455-2033
bisonmain.com

we watched a single man this weekend. i found it captivating. it is honest, showing beauty and pain in everyday life and love. colin firth plays a british professor living in l.a. devastated by the death of his partner. it is directed by tom ford of the fashion world (gucci and yves saint laurent). most of the supporting rolls are filled with shockingly gorgeous people. many scenes look like fashion spreads. i loved it.

while watching the credits i was startled when i saw "paulette" roll by! i rarely see my name anywhere. the only 2 paulettes i've found in movies was the old maid from 'ever after' and jennifer coolidge in 'legally blonde'. neither very flattering. i got my hopes up that this paulette was the actor playing the super-model-esque 'lois' character. no such luck. of course it was the woman playing colin firth's maid.

lastly, on this grey seattle summer day, i am sleepy. i saw this photo and wanted to somehow rally my energy and be this adorable preppy farm chic with chicks. skirt from emerson made :

toodaloo,

paulette

p.s. i am terribly annoyed with blogger's editor, so i maybe moving this blog. stay tuned.

just watched : coco before chanel

my favorite movie of all time is unabashedly amelie staring the bewitching audrey tautou. why it took me so long to see coco before chanel is a mystery. i loved it, no matter what the critics say. audrey is beguiling as the fashion icon coco chanel. she could have acted this part without speaking once; her eyes shoot right to your heart.


the movie paints for us a vision of coco chanel, who inspires by tenaciously achieving more than anyone thought possible for a women in that time and place. she defies convention, charms everyone around without compromising herself, and simply makes me want to say "to hell" with fears that hold me back.

watch this with your daughters - if they are over 13, of course :)

in order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
- coco chanel

bonne nuit
paulette

... what do you think of the movie?